A thousand quid, a 15-minute script commission and infinite glory goes to Jethro Bradley. Congratulations!

Find out more about the BBC Radio New Comedy Award, including clips, photo galleries and - if this has inspired you - how you can get involved in a spot of comedy yourself.

The BBC Radio New Comedy Award has launched the careers of such comedy luminaries as Alan Carr, Peter Kay, Lee Mack, Marcus Brigstocke, Sarah Millican, Russell Howard, Rhod Gilbert and Shappi Khorsandi. 

12 new comics reached the semi-finals in their quest to take home the ‘Crystal Microphone’ (or whatever it is we give them as a trophy). While we wait for the judges to decide who will take the crown, let's take another look at some of their finest, funniest moments…

Before we get back underway, here's last year’s winner, Yuriko Kotani, explaining how life has changed since winning the BBC Radio New Comedy Award. She'll be on stage shortly...

Who will have the biggest smile on their face once the winner is announced? Listen at the top of this page to find out...

Comedian Maureen Langan contemplates grammar, semi-colons and killing her husband in order to get a book and movie deal. 'Maureen Langan: Daughter of a Garbage Man' is on at The Stand from 9-14 August and 16-28 August...

Inspired by the New Comedy Award to turn your talents to comedy? Here are some writing and performance tips from Rhod Gilbert for budding comedians... 

Comedian Fern Brady on what she finds scary and being mistaken for a man. 'Fern Brady: Male Comedienne' is at The Stand from 9-14 August and 16-28 August...

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BBC Comedy Squad

This Glaswegian double header opened with the likeable Rosco McLelland working the room with his shaggy appearance and sweary West Coast drawl immediately conjuring comparisons to a certain Mr William Connolly Esquire. However his initial attempts at repartee with the audience fell pretty flat in a room of not more than 20 people and much of his material about relationship woes also felt a little underwhelming but he had enough charm to keep the audience onside. 

It was only until he played his master card of audience participation games that the laughs really stated to roll. The “Am I looking at you or am I looking at someone else?” game was great fun and “How far away from me are you?” was inspired lunacy which involved a tape measure and an audience member guessing the distance.

The second half belonged to his best mate, the diminutive Christopher McArthur-Boyd, who got the audience smiling with his appearance alone. The blend of a big, black walnut whip of hair and a pair of round glasses brought to mind, as he said himself, a cross between Gok Wan and Ronnie Corbett. McArthur Boyd’s laconic, self-depracating wryness played well in the small room and he elicited plenty of chuckles discussing his relationship problems, the Brexit vote, his love of wrestling and living at home with his parents. 

Both comedians are part of a great Glasgow collective called Chunks and both have real potential to become mainstays of the Scottish comedy scene in the years to come. Well worth the fiver entry!

Rosco McLelland &Christopher MacArthur-Boyd, external are at the Gilded Balloon at the Counting House (Venue 170) at 8pm until 29 August.

Comedian Jake Yapp explains everything that happened in Ambridge since 1951 in under four minutes.

Time for a short interlude for the national institution that is the Archers. The New Comedy Award will grace the airwaves once again at 7.16 precisely...

In a moment, the panel of judges will be applying their collective minds to the task of identifying the comedy champion of 2016.

Hear what a couple of the judges had to say before the show started:

A couple of clips of Sindhu Vee in action...

Sindhu Vee is most likely the tallest Indian woman you'll ever meet. Born and brought up in India she is now a London based comedian. She devotes all the time she has left over from raising her 3 children (and a bizarrely gigantic labrador) to comedy and suffering facial peels.

Read this interview, external to get the lowdown on Mr Bradley.

Jethro was born in Windsor and grew up in Cardiff. He got into comedy via the improv scene in London and has been performing stand-up regularly around the UK for just over three years.

He tells us that when he's not not writing or performing comedy, he enjoys fretting and worrying about comedy. Time well spent, Jethro.

Despite being a relative newcomer to the circuit, 22 year old Lauren is one of the brightest young talents on the comedy scene. She's a regular on the North East circuit who is beginning to make her presence known across the country, recently providing tour support for Katherine Ryan. This baby-faced comic is one to watch out for.

Michael is a 21 year old comedian who covers all the important issues, such as racism, politics and pigeons.